What is the value of a restroom?
This guest blog post is from Kyle Earlywine from Green Flush Technologies for World Toilet Day 2013. Please check out our ToiletsUSA page for more info. Follow #ToiletsUSA, #LiftTheLid, and #CelebrateTheToilet. At risk of sounding like an old Mastercard commercial, some things are just priceless – like not having an “accident” in a public setting. Forty percent…
World Toilet Day
World Toilet Day on November 19 has been officially recognized by the United Nations! On July 24, 2013, the UN General Assembly declared November 19 World Toilet Day. “Everyone needs a place to go!”, said UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Ellison.”Today’s decision to mark World Toilet on 19 November will help raise awareness and mobilize…
Jack Sim / WTD 2013 Media Kit
Jack Sim will be in the United States with limited availability to speak with journalists from 17-20 November 2013. Please contact one of us to schedule an interview. The POOP Project | Shawn Shafner | 347-385-5186 | shawn [at] thePOOPproject [dot] org PHLUSH | Abby Brown or Carol McCreary 503-984-4081 | abby [at] phlush [dot]…
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